EP 1003175 A1 20000524 - Recording and reproducing apparatus
Title (en)
Recording and reproducing apparatus
Title (de)
Aufnahme- und Wiedergabeapparat
Title (fr)
Appareil d'enregistrement et de lecture
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 32635198 A 19981117
Abstract (en)
A recording and reproducing apparatus (K) comprising: a nonvolatile memory (7) which acts as a recording medium; and a control unit (5) for executing recording and reproduction on the nonvolatile memory (7); wherein the nonvolatile memory (7) includes a first area (71) for recording management information (FMT1) of whole of the nonvolatile memory (7) and a second area (72) for recording data of respective files; wherein the first area (71) has a first file management table (FMT1) produced at the time of start of recording of the files and including at least a first management area (7a) for managing information on addresses of start sectors of the files and a second management area (7b, 7c) for managing information on usable space areas of the files; wherein the second area (72) has a second file management table (FMT2) produced at a leading portion of each of sectors of each of the files on a real-time basis during recording of the files and formed by link information (7d, 7e) on corresponding ones of the sectors; wherein when the control unit (5) executes recording and reproduction on the nonvolatile memory (7), the control unit (5) performs file management on the basis of information from the first and second file management tables (FMT1, FMT2); wherein at the time of start of use of the nonvolatile memory (7), the control unit (5) secures a space area from a leading portion of the second area (72) so as to use the second area (72) as a data area sequentially from the leading portion of the second area (72). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G10L 19/00 (2013.01); G11B 20/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G11B 20/10 (2013.01 - KR); G11C 7/16 (2013.01 - EP US); G11C 2207/16 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 707/99953 (2013.01 - US); Y10S 707/99956 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] DE 19633648 A1 19980226 - GRUNDIG AG [DE]
- [A] EP 0867884 A2 19980930 - OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]
- [PA] EP 0924708 A2 19990623 - SAEHAN INFORMATION SYSTEM INC [KR], et al & KR 980000471 A 19980330
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1003175 A1 20000524; EP 1003175 B1 20041027; CN 1150556 C 20040519; CN 1256494 A 20000614; DE 69921426 D1 20041202; DE 69921426 T2 20051027; JP 2000148569 A 20000530; JP 3511916 B2 20040329; KR 100338987 B1 20020531; KR 20000035532 A 20000626; TW 477980 B 20020301; US 6269434 B1 20010731
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99122212 A 19991106; CN 99123869 A 19991115; DE 69921426 T 19991106; JP 32635198 A 19981117; KR 19990051090 A 19991117; TW 88119640 A 19991110; US 43448499 A 19991105